live in the past

Meaning

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   To dwell on one's own earlier experiences, memories, or relationships instead of moving on.

   I don't miss anything. I don't live in the past.

In the movies · 8

• his friends would say He's dreaming and living in the pastThere's Something About Mary1998
• Not as long as you insist on living in the past.Airplane!1980
• I don't miss anything. I don't live in the past.My Fellow Americans1996
• But I don't live in the past.The Spectacular Now2013
• They would not want us to live in the pastAnastasia
• I can't live in the past. Not anymore, Hum, not anymore.Lolita1962
• I don't want to live in your weird past with you.R.I.P.D.2013
• Who knows who will live past tomorrowMulan2020

Learn it in full scenes

• There's Something About Mary1998
  • Ted Asks Mary to the Prom
  • Ted Asks Mary to the Prom
  • Ted Meets Mary's Family
• Airplane!1980
  • The White Zone vs the Red Zone
  • Elaine Leaves Ted at the Airport
  • Ted Meets Elaine on the Plane
• My Fellow Americans1996
  • Golf Talk Turns Awkward
  • The Missing Appointment Log
  • Tanner Summons the Presidents

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